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Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo

Injury to Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo not serious

Cristiano Ronaldo will link up with the Portugal squad as scheduled today after Real Madrid confirmed the shoulder injury he suffered in El Clasico last night was not serious.

Andre Villas-Boas has been linked to the managerial vacancy at Roma

Tottenham appoint Luis Martins as new first team coach

Tottenham have announced the latest recruit to Andre Villas-Boas’ team at White Hart Lane as the new manager brings a Portuguese feel to the coaching staff.

Andre Villas-Boas has been linked to the managerial vacancy at Roma

Andre Villas-Boas: Factfile

Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as the new manager of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

Germany and Portugal fined by Uefa over behaviour of fans

Germany and Portugal were today fined by UEFA over the behaviour of their fans during their opening European Championship match on Saturday night.

Benfica keeper Artur is powerless to prevent Raul Meireles' piledriver

Raul Meireles late show for Chelsea finally ends Benfica resistance

Chelsea 2 Benfica 1 (Chelsea win 3-1 on aggregate)

Ramires somehow fails to convert from point-blank range

Chelsea: Man-for-man marking

Petr Cech

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Mario Balotelli of Manchester City is pictured during his team's win over Porto in the Europa League.

Porto hit with €20,000 fine for racist abuse during City match

Uefa yesterday fined Porto €20,000 (£16,700) for the racist abuse of Manchester City's Mario Balotelli and Yaya Touré by their supporters in a Europa League game in Portugal on 16 February.

Bilbao celebrate

Athletic Bilbao overcome Raul's double

In last night's Europa League quarter-final first legs, veteran striker Raul scored twice for Schalke but they still lost 4-2 at home to Athletic Bilbao, who eliminated Manchester United in the previous round.

Jorge Jesus, the Benfica coach, makes a point to his players

Chelsea drawn against Benfica's brilliant Jesus

Portuguese team with the astute manager will be no pushover for Di Matteo's side, writes Sam Wallace

Athletic Bilbao rewarded with Schalke tie after defeating Manchester United

Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United, will face German side Schalke in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Manchester City's David Silva tussles with Sporting Lisbon's Joao Pereira last night

Disjointed City count injury cost but escape heavy defeat

Sporting Lisbon 1 Manchester City 0

Much water has passed under the bridge since Micah Richards played for England against Croatia in the Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley

Frozen out by Fabio but Micah is glad to be in from the cold

Richards' delight at second chance after admitting he was not a Capello favourite

Zenit’s Aleksandr Kerzhakov (right) fights for the ball with Benfica’s Ezequiel Garay

Shirokov's double puts Zenit on top

Zenit St Petersburg 3 Benfica 2

Andre Villas-Boas with his successor, Vitor Pereira (right), during their spell as coaches at Porto

AVB needs time, says Porto coach

Former assistant insists Chelsea's embattled manager has necessary quality to transform club

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Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

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Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

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Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
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Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

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The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

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